is a poet and artist from North Carolina. She is the author of a poetry collection,Yellow Leaves (Redhawk Publications, 2022), and a chapbook, Blood (Finishing Line Press, 2016). Her poems have appeared in various journals including Tar River, Kakalak, Pinesong, Main Street Rag, and Emrys. She is particularly interested in the intersection of place, poems, and art: Words as texture and symbol, paintings as poetry.